sábado, abril 24, 2010
miércoles, marzo 17, 2010
martes, diciembre 08, 2009
En la milonga todos son iquales
En la milonga todas son iquales, lo unico que importa es saber bailar y hacerlo cada vez mejor.
Gabriella Kogan, Buenos Aires baila tango. Guia de Milongas, Debolsillo, 2008
Muy bien. That´s what the guidebook says. Yeah. Right. If you believe that then I´ll sell you El Puente Transbordador.
Those who know how to dance are more equal than those who don´t. Los porteños are more equal than las touristas. The regulars are more equal than the strangers. Those who kiss the organizador are more equal than those who don´t. The beautiful dancers are more equal than the ugly. Those who are well dressed are more equal than those who are not. Those who smell nice are more equal than those who stink. The old men and the young women are more equal than the old women and the young men. The short are more equal than the tall. Those on the front row are more equal than those at the back. The women wearing ¨comme il faut¨ are more equal than all the rest.
En la milonga autentico, nadie son iquales.
AleandroPero...
I´m not here for equality. I´m here for authenticity.
jueves, diciembre 03, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 3.12
La Milonga: La Cachila
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: V.H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Dirrecion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Alice a Porteña, Anne Marie from France, Ingrid from Vienna, Austria and Lynne from Minneapolis, MN.
Notes: Dance to Carlos di Sarli, Miguel Calo y Enrique Rodriguez with Alice. She knows every Orquesta Tipica and todas la musica. Dance a good Candombe with Lynne.
trEats:
Supper at Pizzeria El Nuevo Milenio, Villafañe, La Boca
A very good lunch at Proa, La Boca.
Start the day with medialuna at Bar La Roma on Av Brown in La Boca. I have my small digital camera out on the table. The waiter warns me that having a nice camera visible is very dangerous in La Boca. It´s like wearing jewelry. You don´t do it. But wait. I have come expecting the Argentine petty thieves to seal my cameras. Not to worry. It is part of my plan. The cameras I´ve selected for Buenos Aires are very good but not so good that I will cry when the Argentine thieves steal them.
Regrets: Lose my sunglasses.
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: V.H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Dirrecion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Alice a Porteña, Anne Marie from France, Ingrid from Vienna, Austria and Lynne from Minneapolis, MN.
Notes: Dance to Carlos di Sarli, Miguel Calo y Enrique Rodriguez with Alice. She knows every Orquesta Tipica and todas la musica. Dance a good Candombe with Lynne.
trEats:
Supper at Pizzeria El Nuevo Milenio, Villafañe, La Boca
A very good lunch at Proa, La Boca.
Start the day with medialuna at Bar La Roma on Av Brown in La Boca. I have my small digital camera out on the table. The waiter warns me that having a nice camera visible is very dangerous in La Boca. It´s like wearing jewelry. You don´t do it. But wait. I have come expecting the Argentine petty thieves to seal my cameras. Not to worry. It is part of my plan. The cameras I´ve selected for Buenos Aires are very good but not so good that I will cry when the Argentine thieves steal them.
Regrets: Lose my sunglasses.
miércoles, diciembre 02, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 2.12
No Milonga
trEats:
An excellent Italian Supper at Il Matterello, Martin Rodriguez 517 (esquina Villafañe), La Boca
Lunch at La Brioche Doree, Florida 629 in El Ateneo.
trEats:
An excellent Italian Supper at Il Matterello, Martin Rodriguez 517 (esquina Villafañe), La Boca
Lunch at La Brioche Doree, Florida 629 in El Ateneo.
martes, diciembre 01, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 1.12
La Milonga: Sentimental y Coqueta, La Milonga de los Martes
Nombre: Plaza Bohemia
Organizador: Juan Lencina y Atilio Veron
Musicaliza: Carlos Rey
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Maipu 444
Dancecard: Patricia from Rome, Italy, Juliet from Lyon, France, P from France and Donai from Athens, Greece.
Notes: Start with an exquiste dance with Patricia who dances like a Porteña but she´s from Rome. Followed by another with a beautiful tall Juliet from Lyon, France. Then P, another French woman. What are the chances of dancing back-to-back with two French women in Bs As? I´m having such a wonderful time. Then she pops my bubble with the dreaded ¨merci.¨ Our dance was not half as good as the two before. But what could be the thoughts of a woman who can´t stand to finish the tanda? I think it´s because I tell her that I´m from the US. Why would a French woman who wamts to dance like a Porteña dance with a man who is from the US? More importantly, I´m not giving her my best dance and She can´t stand it anymore. So she gives me the dreaded ¨merci.¨ What is she saying? I think She is signaling to the Argentine men who could be her partners... opps. I really screwed up by accepting this dance with a man from the US. I didn´t know who he was. But he is from the US. I have no choice. I will cut him off with my dreaded ¨merci.¨ She gives me a wake-up call. It reminds me where I am. It reminds me that this is the big league. This is Tues night in Bs As. I´m at La Milonga de los Martes. This is the best Milonga in the City on Tues. The best dancers are here. Some of the best dancers in the world are on this floor. You´re not here to have fun. You´re here to look the best you can anyway you can. One way is by walking over other people. There are no friends in la milonga. Especially in Bs As. How was I supposed to know she was French? She wasn´t wearing a flag. I watch her. She´s good. But not as good as she thinks she is. She could have survived the tanda if she were nice. But she´s not. I understand. I´m not up to her standards. I´ve danced with her before another time. But we´ll never dance again. I think about the times that I´ve cut a tanda short. In over ten years those times are fewer than the fingers on one hand. I vow that I´ll never cut another tanda short. Then I end the night by giving Donai, a tall Greek woman from Athens, the best dance I can. She doesn´t say ¨thank you¨ like the French one before her.
Paginas: The queers are protesting for ¨matrimonio gay¨ at Plaza de Mayo. The result is they have screwed up traffic.
Nombre: Plaza Bohemia
Organizador: Juan Lencina y Atilio Veron
Musicaliza: Carlos Rey
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Maipu 444
Dancecard: Patricia from Rome, Italy, Juliet from Lyon, France, P from France and Donai from Athens, Greece.
Notes: Start with an exquiste dance with Patricia who dances like a Porteña but she´s from Rome. Followed by another with a beautiful tall Juliet from Lyon, France. Then P, another French woman. What are the chances of dancing back-to-back with two French women in Bs As? I´m having such a wonderful time. Then she pops my bubble with the dreaded ¨merci.¨ Our dance was not half as good as the two before. But what could be the thoughts of a woman who can´t stand to finish the tanda? I think it´s because I tell her that I´m from the US. Why would a French woman who wamts to dance like a Porteña dance with a man who is from the US? More importantly, I´m not giving her my best dance and She can´t stand it anymore. So she gives me the dreaded ¨merci.¨ What is she saying? I think She is signaling to the Argentine men who could be her partners... opps. I really screwed up by accepting this dance with a man from the US. I didn´t know who he was. But he is from the US. I have no choice. I will cut him off with my dreaded ¨merci.¨ She gives me a wake-up call. It reminds me where I am. It reminds me that this is the big league. This is Tues night in Bs As. I´m at La Milonga de los Martes. This is the best Milonga in the City on Tues. The best dancers are here. Some of the best dancers in the world are on this floor. You´re not here to have fun. You´re here to look the best you can anyway you can. One way is by walking over other people. There are no friends in la milonga. Especially in Bs As. How was I supposed to know she was French? She wasn´t wearing a flag. I watch her. She´s good. But not as good as she thinks she is. She could have survived the tanda if she were nice. But she´s not. I understand. I´m not up to her standards. I´ve danced with her before another time. But we´ll never dance again. I think about the times that I´ve cut a tanda short. In over ten years those times are fewer than the fingers on one hand. I vow that I´ll never cut another tanda short. Then I end the night by giving Donai, a tall Greek woman from Athens, the best dance I can. She doesn´t say ¨thank you¨ like the French one before her.
Paginas: The queers are protesting for ¨matrimonio gay¨ at Plaza de Mayo. The result is they have screwed up traffic.
lunes, noviembre 30, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 30.11
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: V.H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Direccion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Anne Marie, Aix en Provonce near Marsailles, France, Jennifer from San Francisco, California, Lisa from the White Mts of New Hampshire, Alice - a Porteña, Wally from Switzerland.
Notes: They seat me on the 4th row. A Porteño next to me is on the 2nd row. As the night moves on he successfully negotiates a promotion to the 1st row. So since he moves up I say to myself why can´t I move up. No. I´m caught. The Organizador actually wags her finger at me.
trEats:
Supper at Banchero, Suarez 396 (esq Alte. Brown, Rep de la Boca)
Lunch at Pizzeria el Nuevo Milenio, Villafañe, La Boca.
Coffee at La Roma Bar in La Boca.
Organizador: V.H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Direccion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Anne Marie, Aix en Provonce near Marsailles, France, Jennifer from San Francisco, California, Lisa from the White Mts of New Hampshire, Alice - a Porteña, Wally from Switzerland.
Notes: They seat me on the 4th row. A Porteño next to me is on the 2nd row. As the night moves on he successfully negotiates a promotion to the 1st row. So since he moves up I say to myself why can´t I move up. No. I´m caught. The Organizador actually wags her finger at me.
trEats:
Supper at Banchero, Suarez 396 (esq Alte. Brown, Rep de la Boca)
Lunch at Pizzeria el Nuevo Milenio, Villafañe, La Boca.
Coffee at La Roma Bar in La Boca.
domingo, noviembre 29, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 29.11
La Milonga: Domingos de el Beso
Nombre: El Beso
Organizador: El Beso
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Riobamba 416
Dancecard: Elisa, a Porteña, Clara from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - formerly from Poland, Wally (pronounced Valley) from Switzerland.
Notes: Arm wrestled with the Organizador over a good table. I lost. The Argentine system of Reservados lets the Organizador control where everyone sits thereby protecting their vision of the appropriate Tango Aristocracy. There is nothing egalitarian about Reservado. It is totally elitist. It is all about power and control. We find out about power in El tiempo del arte at the PROA, La Boca. From the gallery flyer:
If you are a regular Milonguero you will have your same reserved front row table with peanuts even if you come late and even if you drive a taxicab during the day. Nothing matters but your relationship with the Organizador. If you are a tourist you may be lucky to get a third row table no matter how early you come or worse yet they will seat you BEHIND the women. Good luck with that table.
So I´m launching a movement. Tango tourists of the world unite.
PROTEST RESERVADO! STEAL THEIR SIGNS!
Las Milongas Suspendido: Glorieta y El Indio cancelled because of rain.
trEats:
Supper at Impresso Cafe, Av Santa Fe 1860 in Ateneo Grand Splendid (esq Av Sta Fe y Callao) - indeed a world class bookstore.
Lunch at San Telmo Plaza.
Nombre: El Beso
Organizador: El Beso
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Riobamba 416
Dancecard: Elisa, a Porteña, Clara from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - formerly from Poland, Wally (pronounced Valley) from Switzerland.
Notes: Arm wrestled with the Organizador over a good table. I lost. The Argentine system of Reservados lets the Organizador control where everyone sits thereby protecting their vision of the appropriate Tango Aristocracy. There is nothing egalitarian about Reservado. It is totally elitist. It is all about power and control. We find out about power in El tiempo del arte at the PROA, La Boca. From the gallery flyer:
Ben Vautier escribe que en el poder Todo es ego (2007) y tambien que El poder ama mirarse en su propio espejo (2004).In La Milonga Everything is ego. La Milonga loves to look at itself in its own mirror. That mirror is Reservado.
If you are a regular Milonguero you will have your same reserved front row table with peanuts even if you come late and even if you drive a taxicab during the day. Nothing matters but your relationship with the Organizador. If you are a tourist you may be lucky to get a third row table no matter how early you come or worse yet they will seat you BEHIND the women. Good luck with that table.
So I´m launching a movement. Tango tourists of the world unite.
PROTEST RESERVADO! STEAL THEIR SIGNS!
Las Milongas Suspendido: Glorieta y El Indio cancelled because of rain.
trEats:
Supper at Impresso Cafe, Av Santa Fe 1860 in Ateneo Grand Splendid (esq Av Sta Fe y Callao) - indeed a world class bookstore.
Lunch at San Telmo Plaza.
sábado, noviembre 28, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 28.11
Nombre: Glorieta B. de Belgrano
Organizador: Marcelo Salas
Barrio: Belgrano
Direccion: Echeverria y 11 de Septiembre
Dancecard: Alice a Porteña y Sylvia a Porteña.
Notes: I finally get dances with las Porteñas. Had a very good vals with Sylvia. She said all the right things like ¨que linda¨ y ¨hermosa.¨ But how can you believe las Poreñas?
trEats:
Supper at Banchero, Suarez 396, esq Alte. Brown, Rep de la Boca.
Lunch at Cafe Proa / Los Petersen on Av Pedro de Mendoza.
Organizador: Marcelo Salas
Barrio: Belgrano
Direccion: Echeverria y 11 de Septiembre
Dancecard: Alice a Porteña y Sylvia a Porteña.
Notes: I finally get dances with las Porteñas. Had a very good vals with Sylvia. She said all the right things like ¨que linda¨ y ¨hermosa.¨ But how can you believe las Poreñas?
trEats:
Supper at Banchero, Suarez 396, esq Alte. Brown, Rep de la Boca.
Lunch at Cafe Proa / Los Petersen on Av Pedro de Mendoza.
viernes, noviembre 27, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 27.11
Lodging: Finished at el bulin de la calle ayacucho and moved on to Los Patios de la Republica de la Boca at Av Pedro de Mendosa y W. Villafañe. But I tell the taxicab drivers Avenida Almirante Brown y Perez Galdos because no one knows Wenceslao Villafañe. Los Patios is less than a block off the main av Brown. I´m moving to La Boca because it costs less and because it´s a different place. No. It´s a different country. They call it La Republica de la Boca because they once tried to succeed from Argentina. Reminds me of my home in the South. I´m staying on the East side of La Boca. The best of the East side is close to being on par with some of the worst parts of San Telmo. La Boca is a rough working class neighborhood. That means you have to be careful. My theory is that the petty thieves of La Boca are not working La Boca. They are not dumb. They´re working where the tourists are. There are Policia on every other corner. They wear bullet-proof vests. We shall see. The East side has none of the tourists of Caminito and some interesting surprises. One is the place I´m staying called Los Patios de la Boca. I´m in Patio 3. Me gusta.
jueves, noviembre 26, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 26.11
Regrets: No Milonga.
trEATS:
For Thanksgiving Dinner picked Kansas on Av del Libertador 4625. Big mistake. No me gusta. The place has the ambiance of a Kansas City Stockyard: crowded, loud and touristy. Every loud ugly Anerican in the City was there for Thanksgiving Dinner. The chefs at Kansas have an excellent rep for grilling steaks but they had trouble with their Thanksgiving Turkey. The turkey was dry. Let the tourists have this place. I won´t be back. Only nice thing I can say about Kansas is they don´t take reservations. Don´t ever go to Kansas on Thanksgiving. It will spoil your Holiday.
Lunch at La Brioche Doree, Florida 629 in El Ateneo.
Postres at Cala Pizza, San Martin 1153.
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702 y Augusteo, Viamonte 522.
trEATS:
For Thanksgiving Dinner picked Kansas on Av del Libertador 4625. Big mistake. No me gusta. The place has the ambiance of a Kansas City Stockyard: crowded, loud and touristy. Every loud ugly Anerican in the City was there for Thanksgiving Dinner. The chefs at Kansas have an excellent rep for grilling steaks but they had trouble with their Thanksgiving Turkey. The turkey was dry. Let the tourists have this place. I won´t be back. Only nice thing I can say about Kansas is they don´t take reservations. Don´t ever go to Kansas on Thanksgiving. It will spoil your Holiday.
Lunch at La Brioche Doree, Florida 629 in El Ateneo.
Postres at Cala Pizza, San Martin 1153.
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702 y Augusteo, Viamonte 522.
miércoles, noviembre 25, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 25.11
Try Dandi in San Telmo pero suspendido.
Nombre: Buenos Aires Club
Organizador: Orquesta Tipica El Afronte
Barrio: San Telmo
Direccion: Peru 571
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
Notes: El Afronte is well named. They think if loud is good, then louder must be better. Clearly if it´s too loud, then you´re too old. Left early. Won´t be back.
trEats: Lunch in La Boca at Nonno Bachicha, Magallanes 869. Get to play in the Tango show for las touristas.
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702.
Fotos: Buy a foto for my collection by the photographer Horacio Spalleti from his stand on Caminito.
Nombre: Buenos Aires Club
Organizador: Orquesta Tipica El Afronte
Barrio: San Telmo
Direccion: Peru 571
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
Notes: El Afronte is well named. They think if loud is good, then louder must be better. Clearly if it´s too loud, then you´re too old. Left early. Won´t be back.
trEats: Lunch in La Boca at Nonno Bachicha, Magallanes 869. Get to play in the Tango show for las touristas.
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702.
Fotos: Buy a foto for my collection by the photographer Horacio Spalleti from his stand on Caminito.
martes, noviembre 24, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 24.11
Nombre: Plaza Bohemia
Organizazdor; Juan Lencina y Atilio Veron
Direcion: Maipu 444
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK y Marjorie from Sedona, NM.
trEats:
Supper at Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829 - The best place but not the best place for supper.
Lunch at El Palacio de la Papa Frita, Corrientes 1612.
Coffee at Toma 2, Lavalle 2001.
Organizazdor; Juan Lencina y Atilio Veron
Direcion: Maipu 444
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK y Marjorie from Sedona, NM.
trEats:
Supper at Cafe Tortoni, Av de Mayo 829 - The best place but not the best place for supper.
Lunch at El Palacio de la Papa Frita, Corrientes 1612.
Coffee at Toma 2, Lavalle 2001.
lunes, noviembre 23, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 23.11
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: V. H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Dirrecion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
Notes: Said hello to my friends and students from Pensacola, FL who had a table in the corner at Gricel.
Delights: I found my glasses with a little help from my friends. And I got my ATM back from the bank. Miracles do happen.
trEATS:
Lunch at Bar El Federal en San Telmo
Freddo, Estados Unidos 402, San Telmo
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702.
Organizador: V. H. Patricio y Adriana Febbroni
Dirrecion: La Rioja 1180
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
Notes: Said hello to my friends and students from Pensacola, FL who had a table in the corner at Gricel.
Delights: I found my glasses with a little help from my friends. And I got my ATM back from the bank. Miracles do happen.
trEATS:
Lunch at Bar El Federal en San Telmo
Freddo, Estados Unidos 402, San Telmo
Coffee at Starbucks, Callao 702.
domingo, noviembre 22, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 22.11
El Indio´s Milonga is rained out.
Nombre: Glorieta B de Belgrano
Organizador: Marcelo Salas
Barrio: Belgrano
Direccion: Echeveria y 11 de Septiembre
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
Nombre: Glorieta B de Belgrano
Organizador: Marcelo Salas
Barrio: Belgrano
Direccion: Echeveria y 11 de Septiembre
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK.
sábado, noviembre 21, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 21.11
Performance: Sexteto Mayor y Quinteto Real
Nombre: Torquato Tasso
Barrio: San Telmo
Direccion: Defensa 1575
Notes: La viejo masetro guitarista Ubaldo De Lio is incredible! Ubaldo was the guitarista who played with Horacio Salgán who played piano. Thanks to Lina for recommending this performance. I found and bought the CD Salgán / De Lio, Ultimo Concierto, 2008 Discos Melopea at Zivals. Also bought Reliquias Sexteto Major, Tango para exigentes, 2000 EMI Odeon SAIC at Torcuato Tasso.
Milonga: Los Consegrados
Nombre: Centro Region Leonesa
Organizador: Daniel Rosich y M Rosich
Direccion: Humberto Primo 1462
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa y Cherie an expat living in Bs As from LA
Notes: We get the treat of sitting at Cherie and Ruben´s table.
trEATS: Supper - Torcuato Tasso
Lunch - Cafe San Telmo Plaza
Regrets: The ATM Machine eats my card.
Nombre: Torquato Tasso
Barrio: San Telmo
Direccion: Defensa 1575
Notes: La viejo masetro guitarista Ubaldo De Lio is incredible! Ubaldo was the guitarista who played with Horacio Salgán who played piano. Thanks to Lina for recommending this performance. I found and bought the CD Salgán / De Lio, Ultimo Concierto, 2008 Discos Melopea at Zivals. Also bought Reliquias Sexteto Major, Tango para exigentes, 2000 EMI Odeon SAIC at Torcuato Tasso.
Milonga: Los Consegrados
Nombre: Centro Region Leonesa
Organizador: Daniel Rosich y M Rosich
Direccion: Humberto Primo 1462
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa y Cherie an expat living in Bs As from LA
Notes: We get the treat of sitting at Cherie and Ruben´s table.
trEATS: Supper - Torcuato Tasso
Lunch - Cafe San Telmo Plaza
Regrets: The ATM Machine eats my card.
viernes, noviembre 20, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 20.11
La Milonga: Cachirulo
Nombre: El Beso
Organizador: Norma Zugasti y Hector Pellozo
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Riobamba 416
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK
Notes: The cover charge is $18 pesos + $2 pesos for checking stuff + $6 pesos for aqua sin gas + $1 peso for tip.
trEATS: For Supper - Befe de Lomo at Niña Bonita on Corrientes.
For Lunch - Pizza at La Continental, Callao near Corrientes.
Nombre: El Beso
Organizador: Norma Zugasti y Hector Pellozo
Barrio: San Nicolas
Direccion: Riobamba 416
Dancecard: Maurine from Tulsa, OK
Notes: The cover charge is $18 pesos + $2 pesos for checking stuff + $6 pesos for aqua sin gas + $1 peso for tip.
trEATS: For Supper - Befe de Lomo at Niña Bonita on Corrientes.
For Lunch - Pizza at La Continental, Callao near Corrientes.
jueves, noviembre 19, 2009
7th Trip to Bs As - 19.11
La Milonga: Milonga La Cachila
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: Juan Lencina y Daniel Rezk
Barrio: San Cristobal
Direccion: La Rioja 1180
Orquesta: Unitango
Dancecard: Flo from LA y Vera from Boulder.
Notes: My first night in Bs As was Flo´s last. We have a very good dance. The music is very good. Then the live Orquesta Tipica Unitango performs. It´s OK. But I preferred the recorded music before the live performance.
Delights: Dancing with Flo.
Regrets: I lose my glasses. I won´t be able to see to ever get another dance.
trEATS: Befe de Lomo at Niña Bonita on Corrientes.
Lodging: I settle into El Bulin de La Calle Ayacucho at Ayacucoh 505. This is the Apartment of the World Famous musicaliza / DJ - Horacio Arcidiancono. Ayacucoh is on the line between San Nicolas y El Once. Horacio claims it is San Nicolas.
Nombre: Club Gricel
Organizador: Juan Lencina y Daniel Rezk
Barrio: San Cristobal
Direccion: La Rioja 1180
Orquesta: Unitango
Dancecard: Flo from LA y Vera from Boulder.
Notes: My first night in Bs As was Flo´s last. We have a very good dance. The music is very good. Then the live Orquesta Tipica Unitango performs. It´s OK. But I preferred the recorded music before the live performance.
Delights: Dancing with Flo.
Regrets: I lose my glasses. I won´t be able to see to ever get another dance.
trEATS: Befe de Lomo at Niña Bonita on Corrientes.
Lodging: I settle into El Bulin de La Calle Ayacucho at Ayacucoh 505. This is the Apartment of the World Famous musicaliza / DJ - Horacio Arcidiancono. Ayacucoh is on the line between San Nicolas y El Once. Horacio claims it is San Nicolas.
martes, octubre 13, 2009
domingo, octubre 11, 2009
First Tango at Lucy's in NOLA
On the Road: At the MS/LA line I pick up a fine bag of cajun boiled peanuts for my lunch.
Lodging: Won a priceline bid for the Marriott Courtyard at Canal and St Charles for $47. Only problem is they charge $30 to park.
Venue: Upstairs in the attic at Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar. 701 Tchoupitoulas, corner of Girod in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, LA.
DJ and Hostess: Myra Menville.
Cover: $10.
Time: 5 to 9 pm, 3rd Sunday of the Month (Check Calendar to Confirm)
Dancecard: Christina, Graciela from Uruguay, Linda, Myra and Phyllis.
Notes: I take the Canal St Streetcar from St Charles and walk the few remaining blocks in the drizzle to Lucy's. I arrive at 7 pm on Argentine time. Bob from Fairhope, AL greets me. I fumble around with my stuff noticing that I've lost my murse (aka man's purse.) I settle into the corner, change shoes and check my stuff to confirm my loss. Myra plays a Milonga but I don't want to dance Milonga my first dance. I'm sitting in the corner in the dark. I look up and una rubia is crossing the long floor toward me. She introduces herself as Christina. She said that Bob recommended me to her as a good dancer but he said that I was shy so she should fetch me. I love The Big Easy. We dance a good set. I dance with others. Then I find Linda and dance a very good tango with her making my travel well worth the trip. I hope to dance a Milonga with her but Myra doesn't play another one. Last dance with Christina.
Delights: Tango with Linda
Regrets: Arriving late, a sticky floor, missed dancing Milonga
Announcements: Myra announces Ector's Forever Tango After Party Oct 15, 2009.
trEats: Very fine salmon supper at Hoshun Restaurant - Neo-Asian, 1601 St Charles Ave
Monday morning Brunch at the Blue Plate Cafe
Lodging: Won a priceline bid for the Marriott Courtyard at Canal and St Charles for $47. Only problem is they charge $30 to park.
Venue: Upstairs in the attic at Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar. 701 Tchoupitoulas, corner of Girod in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, LA.
DJ and Hostess: Myra Menville.
Cover: $10.
Time: 5 to 9 pm, 3rd Sunday of the Month (Check Calendar to Confirm)
Dancecard: Christina, Graciela from Uruguay, Linda, Myra and Phyllis.
Notes: I take the Canal St Streetcar from St Charles and walk the few remaining blocks in the drizzle to Lucy's. I arrive at 7 pm on Argentine time. Bob from Fairhope, AL greets me. I fumble around with my stuff noticing that I've lost my murse (aka man's purse.) I settle into the corner, change shoes and check my stuff to confirm my loss. Myra plays a Milonga but I don't want to dance Milonga my first dance. I'm sitting in the corner in the dark. I look up and una rubia is crossing the long floor toward me. She introduces herself as Christina. She said that Bob recommended me to her as a good dancer but he said that I was shy so she should fetch me. I love The Big Easy. We dance a good set. I dance with others. Then I find Linda and dance a very good tango with her making my travel well worth the trip. I hope to dance a Milonga with her but Myra doesn't play another one. Last dance with Christina.
Delights: Tango with Linda
Regrets: Arriving late, a sticky floor, missed dancing Milonga
Announcements: Myra announces Ector's Forever Tango After Party Oct 15, 2009.
trEats: Very fine salmon supper at Hoshun Restaurant - Neo-Asian, 1601 St Charles Ave
Monday morning Brunch at the Blue Plate Cafe
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